Chapter 3: Stupid

Alex and Jerry went into the lair and sat down and then Alex had a question. "Dad, I'm surprised that you didn't get angry with Dean. Usually you'd be all protective of me and everything but instead all the blame started at me."

Jerry thought of how to answer this for a second. "Alex, I don't think Dean is stupid enough to sleep in your bed in our house."

"You just called me stupid." Alex then ran out of the lair crying leaving her dad confused. Alex ran upstairs past her mother and then up the other stairs and into Justin.

"Whoa Alex, hold on." Justin grabbed onto Alex's arm and kept his grip as she tried to get away. Justin then pulled her closer and into a hug. "Alex, what happened?"

Alex looked up at Justin and then pushed him away, she tried to anyway. "Why do you care?" Alex shot angrily at him.

Justin shrugged off her anger and frowned sadly at her. "Because I'm your brother and no matter how much we pick on each other or make fun of each or even get onto each others nerves; I love you. I don't like seeing my little sister hurt." Justin wrapped his arms tighter around her and then saw a small smile creep onto Alex's face.

"Thanks Justin but it doesn't help any. Dad said I'm stupid." Alex looked away and let some more tears fall.

"That doesn't sound like dad." Justin thought for a minute and then asked. "What did he say exactly?"

"Dad said that Dean isn't stupid enough to sleep in my bed in his house. He may not have actually said to me that I'm stupid but he did imply it." Alex said as she let more tears flow.

Justin had to think on how that sounded like he implied that Alex is stupid and then he knew. "So it sounded like he said that dean isn't stupid enough but you're stupid enough to let him." All Justin saw was a nod and then he sighed. "I'm sure that dad didn't mean it that way Alex, he loves you." Then a memory came to him about what their father had said to their mother. "You remember when dad said that marrying mom was and impulse and everything?" Alex nodded and so Justin continued. "Well there you go; dad isn't the best with words."

Alex pulled away from Justin and smiled at him for a few seconds and then frowned again. "I don't care, how could he say something like that. I'm his daughter; he needs to learn to say things better." Alex then broke down crying again.

"I never imagined that dad could hurt you so badly. Why don't you go to school and be with Dean for a while and I'll talk to dad." Justin suggested hoping that that would make her feel better to be with Dean.

"I don't feel like it right now Justin but then again, if it gets me away from dad, then I'd be happy to leave." Alex then got ready to transport herself to school when a thought came to Alex. "Why aren't you going to school?"

Justin smiled at her and chuckled. "I thought I'd ditch today specifically to help you out. I know, that doesn't sound like me."

"Thanks for being here for me bro." Alex then disappeared and reappeared in school. She turned around and ran into Riley. "Sorry Riley."

"Hey, don't sweat it, I wasn't really looking either. So how are you and Dean?" Riley asked curiously.

"We're great; anyway, I had better get to class. I'll see you later." Alex waved goodbye and turned the corner.

Riley stood there confused. "Since when does Alex have to get to class?" Riley asked out loud and to himself as well. He then turned around and everything went black.

Alex quietly snuck her way into her family class that she had gotten into for reasons she wasn't sure of. Then a thought came to her. 'I hope that this class isn't a jinx for me. I mean how ironic would it be if I actually turned out pregnant.' Alex then gasped and whispered to herself. "I just know that that's going to come back to haunt me." Just then she was snapped out of her thoughts by Mr. Laritate.

"Miss Russo, what are you doing here? Your parents called and said you would be out for the month?" Mr. Laritate asked confused.

Alex rubbed the back of her neck and frowned a little. "It's a long story; I'd rather just not talk about it or about much of anything right now." Alex said depressed as she looked at the desk in front of her. Mr. Laritate shrugged and then went back to teaching which Alex paid attention to. After class, Alex met up with Dean. "Hey Dean."

"Alex, how are you?" Alex let a small tear fall from her face. "It's that bad?" Dean asked worriedly.

Alex shook her head and then hugged him. "I've had a bad day, that's all." Alex and Dean hugged for a while and then Alex had a thought. "Could you and I leave school for the rest of the day so that we can talk since I don't know if I'll see you after today or not?"

Dean shrugged and then nodded and the two left the building not noticing the person watching them. The two walked to the park and sat down on a bench. "So what's going on Alex? Your father said it was ok if we still dated, so why wouldn't I see you again after today?" Dean asked going back to Alex's earlier comment.

Alex took in a deep breath and then started talking. "My dad grounded me for the month so that I wouldn't see you while I'm grounded. It's not just you, I'm sure my dad wouldn't let me see Harper either. Anyway, I asked my dad why he hadn't gotten mad at you." Alex continued her story and when she had finished, Dean gently kissed her making Alex smile.

Once again, neither noticed the person watching them.

A/N: Ok, so the last few days, I haven't had anytime with the computer either because of school or because my parents have had it all day. Please review and thanks for the reviews. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.